Recent content by bill mears321

The way Diatomaceous works is quite unique. It's like broken glass to the mites when they crawl over it it puctures their skin and they dehydrate and die. Diatom as it's called for short, is a prehistoric seashell which is found in CHILE of all places. Apparently CHILE was under water once...

You should move the whole family out of the nest that they hatch in. In Nature mother hen does this right after hatching because preditors will smell the odour from hatching eggs so mum takes off with the chicks in tow, if she can't do this she gets very frustrated and excited and will trample...

Get a 3 inch piece of Elastoplast. Put the sticky part around one knee and then the other knee and it will be ok in 3 days. It's quite tricky to do on your own. Nothing to do with vitamins it's just the way some of them hatch. I have seen them come right on their own without any assistance but I...

I think it's a stupid idea. What happens if they fall of the ramp? They should be at ground level as nature intended. If they get wet they can die of the cold. It's happened to me. Put a box in the run for them. Ramp 'indeed' what a crazy idea. Bill

I would love to know the result of your mid-winter trial. It would be fascinating to see you get a hatch. Regards Bill